Having just lost a flip in the previous hand, Aliaksandr Shylko moved all in first to act for 315,000. Chin Wei Lim three-bet to 700,000 to isolate the all-in player.
Aliaksandr Shylko: K♦5♠
Chin Wei Lim: K♣Q♠
Both players found a pair on the 9♣10♠6♣K♥3♦ board, but it was Lim with the superior kicker, and Shylko exited the tournament area in 17th place.
Wai Kiat Lee opened to 200,000 on the button before Mamad Arani announced all in from the small blind. After asking for a count, Punnat Punsri shoved from the big blind and Lee got out of the way.
Mamad Arani: 10♦9♦
Punnat Punsri: A♦J♣
Arani could not make up any ground on the K♥2♦Q♠3♠A♣ runout, exiting the tournament in 18th position.
Another coveted gold bracelet is set to be awarded today at the 2025 World Series of Poker, as the final 18 players will return for the final day of Event #26: $25,000 High Roller 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em.
The event saw a record-breaking field of 392 entries, leaving the largest portions of the $9,212,000 prize pool up for grabs when action resumes at 12:00 p.m. local time at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Anatoly Nikitin leads the way with 5,550,000 chips, sitting in the driver's seat to claim the top prize of $1,949,044. That leaves Nikitin just ahead of Chin Wei Lim, who sits in second with 48 big blinds.
The top 25K Fantasy contender is Andrew Ostapchenko, who rounds out the top three on the leaderboard with 4,605,000 chips.
Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Anatoly Nikitin
Russian Federation
5,550,000
56
2
Chin Wei Lim
Malaysia
4,830,000
48
3
Andrew Ostapchenko
United States
4,605,000
46
4
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Turkey
4,550,000
46
5
Byron Kaverman
United States
4,525,000
45
6
Punnat Punsri
Thailand
4,370,000
44
7
Mathew Frankland
United Kingdom
3,815,000
38
8
Rafael Mota
Brazil
3,460,000
35
9
Joao Simao
Brazil
3,440,000
34
10
Masato Yokosawa
Japan
3,220,000
32
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Plenty of star power will be on display on Day 3, as WSOP bracelet winners Orpen Kisacikoglu (4,550,000), Byron Kaverman (4,525,000), Joao Simao (3,440,000), 2015 WSOP Main Event champion Joe McKeehen, and three-time bracelet winner Jim Collopy (1,355,000) all return to action today.
One last WSOP champion rounds out the chip counts, as Brandon Wittmeyer sits as the short stack with 1,065,000 chips.
Action will resume at noon local time, with blinds of 50,000/100,000 and a big blind ante of 100,000. Players will continue to navigate 60-minute levels until a winner is determined.
All 18 players have confirmed a payday of at least$73,639 thus far, with the top two spots guaranteed a seven-figure score.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$1,949,044
7
$241,701
2
$1,299,333
8
$182,902
3
$894,265
9
$141,218
4
$626,823
10 - 11
$111,294
5
$447,613
12 - 15
$89,566
6
$325,757
16 - 18
$73,639
Be sure to catch all of the latest coverage from the PokerNews reporting team, as this exciting event plays out for one more day in Las Vegas.
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